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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE...

JACOB NEY, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY,OF SAME PLACE.

HOAY-ELEVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,816, dated April 5,1887.

Application filed November 4, 1886. Serial No. 217,947. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB NEY, a citizen of the United States, residingat Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Elevators; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the elevatingblock or head in proper position to be locked'to the carriage. Fig. 2represents dc; tached views of the cap plate and the stopblock. Fig. 3is a detached view of the detent. Fig. 4 represents detached views ofthe looking and releasing dogs. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of theframes separated to show the swiveling connection.

The present invention has relation to hayelcvators; and its natureconsists in the different parts and combination of parts, hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the track or way, which maybe of any desired style, and is supported at the required height byposts or standards, or attached by hangers to the rafters of a barn orother frame-work.

The frame B may be substantially of the form shown in Fig. 1. To the topor upper ends of the frame B are bolted the traveling wheels a, saidtraveling wheels being formed with reference to the style of trackdesigned to be used. The bottom or lower portion of the frame B isprovided with the circular portion 0, which is for the purpose ofreceiving and holding the frame D by means of a circular portion fittingin said circular portion 0.

To the track A is bolted or otherwise at tached the stop-block b, saidstop-block being located directly over the place where the load is to beelevated. This stop-block b is provided with the downwardlyprojectingextensions 0 c, which are for the purpose hereinafter de- To the frame Dare pivoted the looking and releasing dogs (1 (I, said dogs beingsubstantially" of the form shown in the drawings, and are locatedsubstantially as shown in Fig. 1. The bottom or lower portions of thelocking and releasing dogs (2 d are provided with the hooks c e, whichare for the purpose of engaging the pin vE, as shown by the dotted linesin Fig. 1. These dogs are also provided with interior extensions, J J,which are struck by the pin E of the elevating head H in its upwardmovement, for a purpose to be hereinafter explained.

For the purpose of guiding the pin E and insuring its engagement withthe dogs 61 d, the 65 bell-shaped guide Fis provided, which is locatedsubstantially as shown in Fig. 1.

The detent G is substantially of the form shown,and is pivoted to theframe D, as shown in Fig. 1. This detent G is provided with theextensions 1", g, and h, the extension f resting on the shoulders i iwhen the elevating block or head H is detached from the carriage,thereby securely holding thelocking and releasing dogs in the positionshown in Fig. 1. It will be seen that as the elevating block or head His elevated by means of the elevating-rope I the top or upper end of thepin E will strike against the bot tom or under side of the extensions JJ, thereby forcing the hooks e e beneath the pin E, thus throwing thetopor upper portions of the locking and releasing dogs cldapart,andpermitting the extension f to fall between saidlockin g and releasingdogs (I d, and thereby securely locking the elevating block or head H tothe carriage, 8 5 and at the same time releasing said carriage fromthestop-block b, when the carriage is free to travel on the track or wayA to any desired point. Upon the return of the carriage, the extension 9passes under the extension 0, and 9 when the extension it reaches theextension 0 it strikes or bears against one of the extensions 0, therebylifting the extension f from between the locking and releasing dogs (1 dand releasing the elevating block or head from the carriage. It will beseen that as the extension h strikes or bears against one of theextensions 0 it will stop the movement of the carriage, therebypreventing said carriage from passing the stop-block b. i It will alsobe seen that by 00 providing the circular portion 0, and attaching theframe D to said circular portion by means of a corresponding circularportion, the frame D can be reversed end for end, thereby providing acarriage that will travel in either direction from or to the stop-blockb.

When it is desired to reverse the frame D, the carriage is placed in theposition shownin Fig. 1, and said frame D changed end for end, or turnedone-half way around, the extension gturning between thedownwardly-projecting extensions 0 c, and the extension it coming aroundupon the outer side of the opposite extension, c. It will also be seenthat when the extension 9 is elevated, as shown in Fig. 1, it cannotpass the extensions 0 0 until it falls, thus securely locking thecarriage to the stopblock I).

The dotted lines in Fig. 1 indicate the positions of the locking partswhen the device, as a whole,is moved to the indicated position,theoutlines of the frame-work being omitted to avoid confusion.

The circular portion of the reversible frame is provided with a groovelocated upon the periphery of said circular portion, which is forthepurpose of receiving a correspoiuling-sizcd tongue located in theframe to which the travcling wheels are attached, thereby holding thereversible frame in proper position, and at the same time permittingsaid reversible frame to be easily turned.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hayelevator having a track or way, A, and a traveling carriage,the combination of the stop-block I), having the downward extensions cc, with the detent G, having the extensions f, g, and 71, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, in a hay-elevator having the frames 13 and Dattached together by a reversible connection, of the detent G, thelocking and releasing dogs (Z d, pivoted to the frame D, the bell-shapedguide F, and with the elevating-block H, provided with the pin or pointE, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the detent G, having the extensions fg h, and dogs(I d, with the stop having extensions 00 and reversible frame D,substantially as and for the purpose speci ficd.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB NEY.

